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DROP EARRING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drop earring mean? 

DROP EARRING (noun)
  The noun DROP EARRING has 1 sense:

1. an earring with a pendant ornamentplay

  Familiarity information: DROP EARRING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DROP EARRING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An earring with a pendant ornament

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

drop earring; eardrop; pendant earring

Hypernyms ("drop earring" is a kind of...):

earring (jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe)

Meronyms (parts of "drop earring"):

pendant; pendent (an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring))


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